HAYSEED is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HAYSEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAYSEED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAYSEED is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAYSEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hayseedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAYSEED scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAYSEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does HAYSEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person from the countryside who is thought to be simple or unsophisticated.
Hayseed also names the plain seed or bits of grass left from hay, and the rural-simpleton sense is a figurative extension of that. Used about a real person it can sound insulting, so it is safest in jokes or old stories.
How HAYSEED is used
Hayseed is a mildly mocking North American term for a country person, and it can also mean the seed or chaff of hay.
- The city boys laughed at the hayseed in the oversized hat.
- He played a lovable hayseed in the film.
- Bits of hayseed stuck to his sleeves after the loft.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAYSEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAYSEED
1 longer words begin with HAYSEED.
Shorter words from the letters in HAYSEED
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Common questions about HAYSEED
- Is HAYSEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAYSEED, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAYSEED worth?
- HAYSEED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAYSEED mean?
- A person from the countryside who is thought to be simple or unsophisticated.
- What letters can be added to HAYSEED?
- HAYSEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAYSEED:
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